September 23, 2002
The Mirror
Dylan's fans go to town
by Sue Castle

A TINY Welsh village is being turned into a film set for a movie on wild man poet Dylan Thomas.

Laugharne in west Wales is bracing itself for a rush of tourists when cameras start to roll.

Villagers are expecting a flood of Dylan fans to watch the filming of £10million movie Map of Love, which stars Scottish actor Dougray Scott as the hellraising poet.

Thomas, who was born in Swansea, but later moved to Laugharne, is a favourite of film star Catherine Zeta-Jones who named her son after him.

Tom Watts, 71, a landlord in the village, said: "It's bound to bring a lot of money in."

But community council town clerk Paul Wilkins said: "He was regarded as a drunk who scrounged off the locals and outstayed his welcome."

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